Best Home Cook
{{Short description|British television cooking competition}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox television
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| presenter = Claudia Winkleman
| judges = Mary Berry (2018–2021)
Chris Bavin (2018–2021)
Angela Hartnett (2020–2021)
Dan Doherty (2018)
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| composer = Matthew Cracknell
Peter Nickalls
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 3
| num_episodes = 24
| executive_producer = Claire Nosworthy
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| runtime = 60 minutes
| channel = BBC One
| company = KEO Films
| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|05|03|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2021|02|17|df=yes}}
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Best Home Cook (previously Britain's Best Home Cook) is a competitive cooking show produced by KEO Films and distributed internationally by Endemol Shine Group. It premiered on BBC One on 3 May 2018, presented by Claudia Winkleman, with judges Mary Berry, Chris Bavin, and Dan Doherty.{{cite news |last1=Midgley |first1=Carol |title=TV review: Britain's Best Home Cook; Syria: the World's War |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/tv-review-britains-best-home-cook-syria-the-worlds-war-x0fbldn5n |access-date=5 January 2020 |work=The Times |date=4 May 2018 |language=en}} A second series, with "Britain's" dropped from the title and Angela Hartnett replacing Doherty, returned in January 2020.{{cite news |last1=Midgley |first1=Carol |title=Best Home Cook review — saccharine and stodge, this was no Bake Off |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/best-home-cook-review-saccharine-and-stodge-this-was-no-bake-off-k8576ttdw |access-date=5 January 2020 |work=The Times |date=3 January 2020 |language=en}} The series was created in the wake of Berry's previous show, The Great British Bake Off, departing the BBC for Channel 4,{{cite news |last1=Ruddick |first1=Graham |title=Mary Berry to lead judges on BBC show Britain's Best Cook |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/aug/01/mary-berry-to-lead-judges-on-bbc-show-britains-best-cook |access-date=5 January 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=1 August 2017}} and has received mixed reviews from critics.{{cite news |title=Britain's Best Home Cook: Any good? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43977661 |access-date=5 January 2020 |publisher=BBC News |date=4 May 2018}} The programme was axed in 2022.{{cite news |title=Best Home Cook Axed |url=https://www.mediamole.co.uk/entertainment/tv/news/bbc-confirms-axe-of-britains-best-home-cook_495204.html|access-date=22 November 2022 |publisher=Media Mole/BBC |date=22 November 2022}}
Series 1 (2018)
= Cooks =
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Cook
! Age ! Occupation ! Hometown |
---|
Cyrus Kay
| 27 | Wine consultant and entrepreneur | York |
Dipa Jakhu
| 44 | Civil servant |
Fiona Hamill
| 59 | Retired shop keeper |
Josie Ingram
| 37 | Wealth client executive | Glasgow |
Katie Davies
| 32 | Police emergency call handler and dispatcher |
Philip Friend
| 48 | Maths teacher | Surrey |
Pippa Middlehurst
| 28 | Oncology research biobank technician | Salford |
Queta "Q" Double
| 38 | Children's A&E nurse |
Tobi Akingbolagun
| 27 | Compliance manager | London |
Trevor Jones
| 29 | Farmer | Kent |
=Elimination table=
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:26px;" | |
rowspan="2"|Contestant
! colspan="15" |Episode | |
---|---|
colspan="2"|1
! colspan="2"|2 ! colspan="2"|3 ! colspan="2"|4 ! colspan="2"|5 ! colspan="2"|6 ! colspan="2"|7 !8 | |
Pippa
|style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | | | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT |style="background:pink"|E |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT |style="background:pink"|E |style="background:gold"|WINNER | |
Dipa
| |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:pink"|E |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:pink"|E |rowspan="2"style="background:silver"|{{nowrap|RUNNERS-UP}} | |
Philip
| | | |style="background:pink"|E | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:pink"|E |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT |style="background:pink"|E | |
Tobi
| | | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | |style="background:pink"|E |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:crimson"|OUT | style="background:darkgray" | |
Katie
| | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | |style="background:crimson"|OUT | colspan="3" style="background:darkgray" | |
Trevor
| |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:pink"|E | | | | | |style="background:crimson"|OUT | colspan="5" style="background:darkgray" | |
Cyrus
| | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | | | |style="background:crimson"|OUT | colspan="7" style="background:darkgray" | |
Josie
| |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:crimson"|OUT | colspan="9" style="background:darkgray" | |
Q
| | | |style="background:crimson"|OUT | colspan="11" style="background:darkgray" | |
Fiona
| |style="background:crimson"|OUT | colspan="13" style="background:darkgray" | |
:{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
:{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
:{{Color box|cornflowerblue|border=darkgray}} (ULT) The cook was one of the judges' favourites in the ultimate challenge.
:{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} The cook got through to the next round.
:{{Color box|pink|border=darkgray}} (E) The cook was in the elimination round, but not eliminated.
:{{Color box|crimson|border=darkgray}} (OUT) The cook was eliminated.
Series 2 (2020)
= Cooks =
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Cook
! Age ! Occupation ! Hometown |
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Ayo Salau
| 28 | Accountant | London |
Elisabetta Ludica
| 52 | NHS receptionist | London |
Georgia May Salamat
| 24 | Model | London |
Kate Smith
| 62 | Farmer's wife | Devon |
Katie Mahady
| 33 | Supermarket supervisor | Essex |
Oli Mannion
| 34 | Restaurant supervisor | Cheshire |
Robin Watkinson
| 63 | Maintenance supervisor | Bristol |
Sarah Woods
| 42 | Pharmaceutical recruitment partner | Cheshire |
Sean Hughes
| 37 | IT project manager |
Suzie Arbuthnot
| 36 | Accountant |
=Elimination table=
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:26px;" | |
rowspan="2"|Contestant
! colspan="15" |Episode | |
---|---|
colspan="2"|1
! colspan="2"|2 ! colspan="2"|3 ! colspan="2"|4 ! colspan="2"|5 ! colspan="2"|6 ! colspan="2"|7 !8 | |
Suzie
|style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | |style="background:pink"|E |style="background:gold"|WINNER | |
Georgia
|style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | |style="background:pink"|E | | | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT |style="background:pink"|E |style="background:silver"|{{nowrap|RUNNER-UP}} | |
Sarah
| | | | | |style="background:pink"|E | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT |style="background:pink"|E |style="background:tan"|{{nowrap|3RD PLACE}} | |
Oli
| |style="background:pink"|E | | | | | |style="background:pink"|E | | | |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:crimson"|OUT{{ref|1|[b]}} | style="background:darkgray" | |
Katie
| | | | | | | style="background:cornflowerblue" |ULT | style="background:pink" |E | | style="background:pink" |E{{ref|1|[a]}} | | style="background:crimson" |OUT | colspan="3" style="background:darkgray" | |
Robin
| | | | style="background:pink" |E | | style="background:pink" |E | style="background:cornflowerblue" |ULT | | | style="background:pink" |E{{ref|1|[a]}} | | style="background:crimson" |OUT | colspan="3" style="background:darkgray" | |
Elisabetta
| | | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | |style="background:crimson"|OUT | colspan="7" style="background:darkgray" | |
Ayo
|style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | |style="background:pink"|E |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT |style="background:crimson"|OUT | colspan="9" style="background:darkgray" | |
Kate
| | | |style="background:crimson"|OUT | colspan="11" style="background:darkgray" | |
Sean
| |style="background:crimson"|OUT | colspan="13" style="background:darkgray" | |
{{ref|2|[a]}} Because the judges were unable to decide on the worst dish during the elimination challenge, no-one was eliminated this week. As a result, two cooks were eliminated the following week.
{{ref|2|[b]}} Oli was not well enough to compete in the Rustle-up challenge and was automatically placed into the elimination challenge.
:{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
:{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
:{{Color box|tan|border=darkgray}} (3RD PLACE) This cook finished in third place.
:{{Color box|cornflowerblue|border=darkgray}} (ULT) The cook was one of the judges' favourites in the ultimate challenge.
:{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} The cook got through to the next round.
:{{Color box|pink|border=darkgray}} (E) The cook was in the elimination round, but not eliminated.
:{{Color box|crimson|border=darkgray}} (OUT) The cook was eliminated.
Celebrity series (2021)
= Celebrities =
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Celebrity | Age | Known for | Hometown |
---|---|---|---|
Desiree Burch | 42 | Comedian & television presenter | California, United States |
Ed Balls | 53 | Retired Labour politician | Norfolk, England |
Ed Byrne | 48 | Comedian & actor | Dublin, Ireland |
Ferne McCann | 30 | Former The Only Way Is Essex star | Essex, England |
Gareth Thomas | 46 | Former Wales rugby player | Bridgend, Wales |
Karim Zeroual | 27 | Television presenter & actor | London, England |
Rachel Johnson | 55 | Journalist & author | London, England |
Ruth Madeley | 33 | Actress | Westhoughton, England |
Shobna Gulati | 54 | Actress | Oldham, England |
Tom Read Wilson | 34 | Receptionist on Celebs Go Dating | London, England |
=Elimination table=
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:26px;" | |
rowspan="2"|Contestant
! colspan="15" |Episode | |
---|---|
colspan="2"|1
! colspan="2"|2 ! colspan="2"|3 ! colspan="2"|4 ! colspan="2"|5 ! colspan="2"|6 ! colspan="2"|7 ! 8 | |
Ed Balls
| | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | style="background:pink"|E{{ref|1|[a]}} | | style="background:pink"|E |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | style="background:pink"|E |style="background:gold"|{{nowrap|WINNER}} | |
Tom
| | | | | | style="background:pink" |E | | | | style="background:pink" |E | | style="background:pink" |E | style="background:cornflowerblue" |ULT | |style="background:silver"|{{nowrap|RUNNER-UP}} | |
Rachel
| | | | | style="background:cornflowerblue" |ULT | | | style="background:pink" |E{{ref|1|[a]}} | style="background:cornflowerblue" |ULT | | | style="background:pink" |E | | style="background:pink"|E |style="background:tan"|{{nowrap|3RD PLACE}} | |
Ferne
|style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | | | | style="background:pink"|E |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | style="background:pink"|E | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | style="background:red"|OUT | style="background:darkgray" | |
Shobna
|style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | | | | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:red"|OUT | colspan="3" style="background:darkgray" | |
Ed Byrne
| | |style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | | | |style="background:pink"|E{{ref|1|[a]}} | |style="background:red"|OUT | colspan="5" style="background:darkgray" | |
Karim
| |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:pink"|E | | | |style="background:red"|OUT | colspan="5" style="background:darkgray" | |
Ruth
| |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:pink"|E | |style="background:red"|OUT | colspan="9" style="background:darkgray" | |
Gareth
|style="background:cornflowerblue"|ULT | | |style="background:red"|OUT | colspan="11" style="background:darkgray" | |
Desiree
| |style="background:red"|OUT | colspan="13" style="background:darkgray" | |
{{ref|2|[a]}} Because the judges were unable to decide on the worst dish during the elimination challenge, no-one was eliminated this week.
:{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
:{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
:{{Color box|tan|border=darkgray}} (3RD PLACE) This cook finished in third place.
:{{Color box|cornflowerblue|border=darkgray}} (ULT) The cook was one of the judges' favourites in the ultimate challenge.
:{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} The cook got through to the next round.
:{{Color box|pink|border=darkgray}} (E) The cook was in the elimination round, but not eliminated.
:{{Color box|Red|border=darkgray}} (OUT) The cook was eliminated.
References
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External links
- {{BBC programme}}
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000rq7b Celebrity Best Home Cook]
- {{IMDb title|8364940}}
- {{IMDb title|13886242|Celebrity Best Home Cook}}
- {{UKGameshow|Britain%27s_Best_Home_Cook}}
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